Magazine fire-arm



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W. TRABUE.

MAGAZINE PIRE ARM.

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Patented Apr. 1l, 1882.

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Patented Apt; 11, 1882.

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-geror extension on the sliding bolt bef'ore said ize the presence of the annular notch or shoulder above described for discharging the empty UNITED STATES VVILLAM TRABUE, OF LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY.

MAGAZINE FIRE-ARM.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 256,175, dated April 11, 1882.

Application filed December 9, 1881.

Be it known that I, WILLIAM TRABUE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Louisville, Kentucky, have invented newand useful lmprovem ents in Magazine-G uns, of which the following is a specification.

- My invention relates to certain new and useful improvementsin magazine re-arms-such as shown and described in Letters Patent No. 238,732, granted to me on the 8th day of March, 1881,`and more particularly to improvements thereon, as illustrated and described in apending application for Letters Patent tiled by me July 25, 1881. In this application `just mentioned Ihave shown and described the rear or breech end ofthemagazine-channeltermi-nating in an incline extending up to the bore ofthe barrel, so that the rear shells are successively forced,rim or head rst, up into the bore in the breech of the gun, and the front or ball end lifted up into alignment by a longitudinal `iinbolt by continued movement carries the shell into position for iiring.

My present invention,while it embodies the general features just described, is designed to render thc operation more perfect; and with this objectin view. myinvention conssts,t`1rst, in providing the bore in the breech at that point where the shells enter from the magazine with an annular notch or shoulder, against which the head of the shell will abut, and by. which it will `be held while the extension on the sliding bolt lifts the front end of the shell into proper alignment.

My invention also has for its object to utilshells after they have been extracted from the chamberganditconsistsincombiningtherewith an extractor-hook arranged on the front end of the bolt, and adapted to be automatically pressed laterally against lthe rim of the shell in a line slightly in rear of the notch or shoulder, so that `it serves to dip the shells outwardly, as will be hereinafter explained.

My invention consists, thirdly, in providing the hammer with a radial and forwardly-ex! tended blade, having a notch or shoulder on its under side at the forward end, and forming the sear at its back' end with areversed notch or shoulder, so that the contact of the shoul- (No model.)

ders will prevent the withdrawal of the hammer accidentally, while it may be, when desired,readily released by pulling slightly upon the trigger, as will be hereinafter more fully f explained.

My invention consists, fourlhly, in a novel device for locking the bolt in position when desired, as will be more fully explained presently; and my invention consists, fthly, in the peculiar construction and operation of the extractor-hook, as will be hereinafter fully set `forth.

In order that those skilled may fully understand the construction and operation of the devices constituting the subject of my invention, I will proceed to describe the same in detail, referring by'letters to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a vertical lon giiudinal section of a gun embracing my invention. Fig. 2 is a detail plan view, showing the extractonhook in is a top view of the gun at that point where. .the rim of the shell is acted on by the extractor-hook to flip the empty shell out sidewise, the frame and stock being broken away to clearly expose the action. Fig. 5 is a crosssection, showing the manner of locking the bolt against movement; and Fig. 6, a perspective view of the locking-screw and that portion of the bolt into which it enters.

Similar letters indicate like parts in the several figures.

Ais the barrelof the`gun,and B the breech.

C is the magazine; D, the stock; E, the bolt, t

and F the hammer.

trigger.

- The magazine and the bore in the breech communicate in front of an incline guide, I, said guide serving to elevate and direct the Gis the sear, and H the movement of the rim or head of the shells as 4 they are successively forced rearward from the magazine. The bore in the breech is formed with a notch or groove, c, at a point coincident with the top edge of the incline I, so that the upward movement of the shell will cause the v head or rim to be located within the notch, as

clearly shown at Fig. 1, and be there held against rearward movement while the nger alignment in an obvious manner, as indicated at Fig. 1. The continued forward movement of the bolt causes the shell to be properly 1ocated within the barrel A, andwhen turned down the back of the extractor-hook K bears against the frontof the bolt at L, Fig. 2, which holds the hook on the shell, and when the bolt is drawn back and turned up the back end of the hook is released. These results are accomplished by a cam, M, cut on the end of the bolt. Y The extractor-hook is pivoted at N to tbe head O of the bolt, and its back, at a point forward of the pivot N, is raised or enlarged at P, so that at the time the rim of the empty shell is drawn against the usual notch or projection, a', in the bore of the breech B the enlargement I? of the hook will come in contact with the frame Q, and be by it forced toward the center, pressing the rim of the shell in a line slightly. in rear ofthe notch or projection c', causing the shell to be tlippegl'out.

' The hammer F has a radial and forwardlyextended blade, R', on its under side, the for# notch or shoulder, c, on the rear end of the screw, R, passing through the frame, and` adapted to have its end enter a socket or hole, S, in the bolt, (see Fig. 6,) a half-turn from the position shown in dotted lines to that shown in solid lines, Fig. 6, being sufficient to Withdraw the end of the screw from the socket S, and the reverse movement securely locking the bolt against movement.

In order that the screw It may not be moved by any accidental contact, I split it centrally to produce friction when it is forced into the socket S:

For a more complete description of such 2. Theextraclor-hook K, pivoted to the head O of the bolt E, back of the longitudinal cen` ter of said hook, and having its' rear end adapted to come in contact with the cam M, in combination with the bolt E, provided with the cam M, whereby the hook is held against .or released fronicontact with the shell.

In testimony whereofI have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.. o

. WILLIAM TRABUE. Witnesses:

WM. KILDAY, JOHN J BARRET. 

